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This week, interest rates spiked as Trump’s spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt.
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This week, interest rates spiked as Trump’s spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt.
Mark Thornton reflects on the persistent misconceptions about capitalism in America and offers up a “Marxist interpretation” of our dilemma.
Why do cultures degenerate? Robin Hanson cites biological factors, but Mises and the Austrians point directly to purposeful choices.
France is facing critical shortages of a number of drugs, and one need look no further for a cause than a price control regime....
Robert P. Murphy and Mark Spitznagel co-author this examination of how to look at the trade deficit. (paywalled)
A past article, presenting a “libertarian” viewpoint of nuclear weapons, has two choices, but pointedly leaves out a third choice: nuclear disarmament. According to...
A past article, presenting a “libertarian” viewpoint of nuclear weapons, has two choices, but pointedly leaves out a third choice: nuclear disarmament. According to...
As egg prices rise, the Usual Progressive Suspects claim it is due to monopoly power by egg producers, calling for government intervention. However, the...
If a politician claims that he cares about the national debt, but then won’t make big cuts to current federal spending, he’s either a...
In this edition of Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Arnold Schelsky‘s The Hype Cycle and finds some worthy insights into things that modern...
Trump has even dubbed himself “a Tariff Man.” This is nothing new, however, his frequent claims regarding the US economy during the Gilded Age...